42-459-30642
PRODUCINGNICHOLSON JOHN W. GAS UNIT
UPSHUR County · District 6 · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY · GLENWOOD (COTTON VALLEY)
Permits
1
Max Depth
13,000 ft
First Permit
1985-09-16
Latest Activity
1985-09-16
Lifespan
< 1 yr
Regulatory Status
Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completion
1986-04-09
Shut-In
—
Plugged
—
P-5 Org Status: Active
EWA / Permit operator mismatch
Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Permit: POWCO OIL & GAS CO.
Resolved via: production → MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
Production Summary Production data is a work in progress — still being validated against RRC filings. Spot something off or have questions? [email protected]
Cum Oil
— bbl
Cum Gas
— mcf
First Production
1993-01
Last Production
2026-07
Operator History
Chain of Custody
Lease Production
Production is reported at the lease level. View production data, decline curves, and history on the lease page.
Formation Tops (6) Elevation 400 ft (GR)
CSV| Formation | Top Depth (MD) | Subsea (+above / −below SL) |
|---|---|---|
| AUSTIN CHALK | 3,600 ft | -3,200 ft |
| WOODBINE | 3,658 ft | -3,258 ft |
| BUDA | 3,778 ft | -3,378 ft |
| PETTET (Pettit) | 7,591 ft | -7,191 ft |
| TRAVIS PEAK | 7,772 ft | -7,372 ft |
| COTTON VALLEY SAND (Cotton Valley) | 9,540 ft | -9,140 ft |
As reported by operators on W-2/G-1 completion filings (RRC wellbore records). Depths are measured depth; names appear as filed. Subsea = reported elevation − measured depth (negative = below sea level; vertical wellbores only). View filings & logs at RRC ↗
Perforations (5)
| Interval | Type |
|---|---|
| 10,748–10,750 ft | Perforated |
| 10,756–10,763 ft | Perforated |
| 10,795–10,805 ft | Perforated |
| 10,813–10,816 ft | Perforated |
| 10,882–10,885 ft | Perforated |
Casing (3)
| Size | Set Depth | Cement |
|---|---|---|
| 14" | 90 ft | — |
| 9.625" | 4,014 ft | 1,450 sx |
| 5.5" | 11,961 ft | 1,250 sx |
Permit History (1)
Applications (1)
Records & Logs
2 completion filings on record · 1 with log images at RRC.
Completion packets open directly (post-2011 filings include attached logs). Log images can't be deep-linked — clicking copies the API for you to paste.
No GPS coordinates yet
Well Details
- Well Number
- 1
- Max Depth
- 13,000 ft
- Drill Type
- Vertical
- County
- UPSHUR
- District
- 6
- Operator
- MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
- Completed
- 1986-04-09
Operator
- Name
- MERIT ENGY CO
- Location
- DALLAS
- P-5 Status
- Active (filed 2025-11-07)
- Cum Oil (all leases)
- 61,412,014 bbl
- Cum Gas (all leases)
- 675,243,840 mcf
- Activities
- CSGD/G, CSGD/P, G/PUR, GTHS/G, OPRS/G, OPRS/O
- Total Permits
- 1,049